KXPLANATION OF PLATE V. 



Fig. I. Single-sheet bark canoe with oblique ends, showing method of 

 spreading the sides by nieaiia of a stretcher, and means ot 

 propulsion. ^Gulf Coast (Batavia and Peunefatlier Rivers). 

 ,, 2. Threoblieet bark Canoes. — Whitsunday Island. 



